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US senators introduce bill to speed approvals of energy projects- oil and gas 360

US senators introduce bill to speed approvals of energy projects

U.S. News WASHINGTON – The top two lawmakers on the Senate energy committee on Monday introduced long-awaited legislation to speed permitting of power transmission, mining and liquefied natural gas export projects. Senators Joe Manchin, an independent who caucuses with Democrats, and John Barrasso, a Republican, said their bill would strengthen the power grid and help keep power prices low. WHY

Senators warn law firms about 'collusive' ESG initiatives- oil and gas 360

Senators warn law firms about ‘collusive’ ESG initiatives

World Oil (WO) – Five U.S. Senators have sent letters to 51 law firms detailing the possible antitrust violations that their clients may commit if they pursue collusive Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) initiatives.   The letter, signed by Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Mike Lee (R-Utah) and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), advises the law firms to

U.S. senators grill regulators over climate policy on natural gas projects- oil and gas 360

U.S. senators grill regulators over climate policy on natural gas projects

US News WASHINGTON – Top U.S. senators from both parties on Thursday grilled Democratic energy regulators who recently approved guidelines for approving new natural gas projects that allow consideration of environmental justice, landowner and climate issues. The three Democrats on the five-member Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) voted in February to update the guidelines, for the first time since 1999,

U.S. senators introduce bipartisan oil and gas leasing reform bill- oil and gas 360

U.S. senators introduce bipartisan oil and gas leasing reform bill

Reuters Two U.S. senators on Wednesday said they have introduced a bipartisan bill aimed at boosting taxpayer returns from federal oil and gas leasing, the latest in a string of moves in Washington seeking to reform drilling on public lands. The bill, authored by Senators Jacky Rosen, a Democrat from Nevada, and Chuck Grassley, a senior Republican from Iowa, would